Where does “roboten” come from?
roboten (East Central German) comes from Silesian robota, from Old Polish robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
roboten (East Central German): to toil
Definitions
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Ancestry of “roboten”, step by step
roboten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Silesian robota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silesian | robota | work |
| 2 | Old Polish | robota | work; physical labor |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Old Czech robota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |